Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana (2009)

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana
Biel International Chess Festival (2009) · Spanish Game: Berlin Defense. l'Hermet Variation Berlin Wall Defense (C67) · 1-0

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Jul-27-09		totololo: A previous game E Inarkiev vs Naiditsch was agreed as draw. The novelty 15. Bh2 continues and shows that without a very accurate play is more difficult then expected to find that half point. A nice inventive play by White. I propose the PUN for this game: No wall between us mio Caro!

Jul-27-09		whiteshark: Maxime drivin the Car up the wall.

Jul-27-09		holland oats: How about something simple like..."Mad Max" or "Lagravy Train"?

Jul-27-09		zealouspawn: I like Lagravy Train :)

Jul-27-09		An Englishman: Good Evening: I like the continuation 18.e6, which leads to a position where Black has weak over-extended pawns on the King side, plus a serious deficit in his Queen side development. Perhaps Black can try 15...Ng7 to restrain the e-pawn and perhaps blockade it. A future ...h5-h4 might come in handy to slow down White's pawn majority.

Jul-27-09		OneArmedScissor: <Max Power>

Aug-02-09		Chessmensch: Vach Maxime bury Caruana in Lagrave. Incidentally, McClain features this game in his August 2 NY Times chess column.

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